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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Trump’s border czar wants Supreme Court to ‘finally’ answer birthright citizenship question it decided in 1898

The Trump administration continues to insist the constitution doesn’t necessarily provide birthright citizenship to all people born in the U.S., part of its push to force immigrants and their children out of the country.

During a Thursday event in Florida, White House border czar Tom Homan called birthright citizenship a “magnet” for unauthorized immigration and claimed the Supreme Court still needs to decide the matter — something it has already done multiple times in decisions dating back over a century.

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